JOSEPH (ANGIE) DeMARCO, 42, November 12, 1959 Six months after Goldstein was found, the body of Joseph (Angie) DeMarco, 42, was found in the Everett city dump. DeMarco called a “North End Shakedown Artist” had been convicted for the homicide of…
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Boston Gang Wars-Loan Sharks and Bookies: Philip (Goldy) Goldstein
PHILIP GOLDSTEIN, 45 …
Boston Gang Wars: Loans Sharks and Bookies: Vincent J. (Bittie) Vazza
VINCENT J. (BITTIE) VAZZA, 36 September 10, 1958 Vincent Vazza, called “Bittie,” first came to the attention of the law when he…
Boston Gang Wars- Loan Sharks and Bookies: Harold “Zimmy” Zimmerman
HAROLD “ZIMMY” ZIMMERMAN, 38 November 8, 1956 Zimmerman would be the first of three Jewish men involved in the bookmaking business who were murdered between 1956 and Labor Day, 1961. The North End sought to send a message to the Jewish bookmakers that dealing…
Boston Gang Wars- Mafia Murders: Loan Sharks and Bookies
While the identity of the culprits behind these murders that follow is difficult to ascertain, the beneficiaries are not. It was the North End Mafia. The following group of murders occur during the time where the control of the North End criminal element was shifting from the old timers into the hands of the new…
Boston Waterfront Murders- John F. (Fats) Buccelli
JOHN F. (FATS) BUCCELLI, 44 June 19, 1958 Buccelli had a record going back over the years including convictions for burglary, larceny, bookmaking and breaking and entering. In 1940, he was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to five to seven-years in State Prison. On June 6, 1956, four…